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Premier League votes to resume small group training

English Premier League Soccer will return
to small-group training starting Tuesday after league shareholders unanimously approved the measure.

This is the first step of the "return to training" protocol that will allow squads to train while maintaining social distancing. They will not be contact training yet.

Teams will have strict medical protocols to ensure everyone is safe.

Players, clubs, and the league will now work on protocols for full-contact training.Over the weekend, the German Bundesliga returned to action with no fans, one of the first sports in the world to do so amid the coronavirus pandemic..

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Empty seats are seen in the Signal Iduna Park without spectators during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, May 16, 2020. The German Bundesliga becomes the world's first major soccer league to resume after a two-month suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Heinz Buese, Pool)

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Aaron of FSV Mainz 05 takes a corner kick during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Cologne and FSV Mainz 05 in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, May 17, 2020. The German Bundesliga is the world's first major soccer league to resume after a two-month suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Lars Baron, Pool)

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Substitute player of Bayern Munich are seen during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Bayern Munich in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, May 17, 2020. The German Bundesliga becomes the world's first major soccer league to resume after a two-month suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Hannibal Hanschke, Pool)